July 30, 2010 - MSNBC
A rare sun-like star that is both young and relatively close to Earth has been found to be harboring an even weirder object a failed star locked in a close orbit around its host, according to a new study.
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An international team of astronomers, led by Beth Biller and Michael Liu of the University of Hawaii, made the rare find using the Near-Infrared Coronagraphic Imager (NICI), on the international 8-meter Gemini-South Telescope in Chile...
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